Each Wednesday, another guest will step Inside the Youth Minister's Studio.  This experience is designed to document both where we have been been as well as where we are going as a profession and a field.  TO DOWNLOAD THE PODCASTS, right click on the link and "save as..."

  Wednesday, April 16, 2008

 INSIDE A CROWDED PHONE BOOTH:
BISHOPS ON CONFIRMATION 

   LINK: 
here
(The podcast lasts 10:07 minutes and is 9.26mb, taped 04/14/08 in Baltimore, MD)   IN THE CROWDED PHONE BOOTH:  The topic of the day is the Sacrament of Confirmation. Talking about it (from left to right) are: Bishop Denis Madden (bio here); Bishop Mitchell Rozanski (bio here); and Bishop Francis Malooly (bio here)
   QUOTE TO NOTE: 

ROZANSKI: Help to encourage me as a bishop to say that out faith is alive, our faith is young, and that our faith is being spread in a wonderful and being lived in the lives of our young people.
MADDEN: (Young peoples’) level of commitment to the church, to the parish, and to the community in their service projects is really astounding.
MALOOLY: If you get nothing else out of the program and out of the reception of the sacrament other than to develop a lifetime habit of service, I’ll go away happy.  To me, when you serve the needs of others, you best imitate what Jesus did day-in and day-out.
OTHER NOTE:
All of this serves as a follow-up to last year's Bishops' Summit on the Sacrament of Confirmation.
   BLOG REFLECTION: can be read
here for April 16.
 



 Wednesday, February 27, 2008
DR. EDWARD HAHNENBERG 
 
LINK:  here (The podcast lasts 6:54 minutes and is 6.47mb, taped 02/21/08 in Baltimore)
  BIO:  Dr. Edward P. Hahnenberg is assistant professor of theology at Xavier University (where he teaches in the areas of theological foundations, ecclesiology, liturgy, and sacraments. He received his Ph.D. in theology from the University of Notre Dame in 2002. Dr. Hahnenberg served as consultant to the U.S. Bishops' Subcommittee on Lay Ministry in its preparation of the recent document Co-Workers in the Vineyard of the Lord: A Resource for Guiding the Development of Lay Ecclesial Ministry. He is the author of two books--Ministries: A Relational Approach and A Concise Guide to the Documents of Vatican II
  QUOTE TO NOTE:  We as a Church, in 2,000 years, have tried to figure out what discipleship means to follow Christ. I don’t think we figure it out. I think we are working on it, always working on it. Discipleship is a life of love lived in imitation of Jesus. It is to love like Jesus loved and live like Jesus loved.
  OBSCURE FACTOID:  Edward came to the attention of many when he presented at the Lay Ministry Symposium in Collegeville, an event we previously discussed with
Charlotte McCorquodale and Jeff Kaster.
  BEHIND THE SCENES: As stat
ed this was taped after a Co-Workers gathering in my home diocese.  I'm beginning to always carry the digital recorded and more boldly invite folks into the studio.  Edward was generous - -  he didn't know of the site or the podcast but agreed anyway.
  BLOG REFLECTION:
can be read here  for February 27.

 Wednesday, February 20, 2008
ANSEL AUGUSTINE

LINK:  here (The podcast lasts 9:25 minutes and is 8.83mb, taped 02/02/08 in Little Rock, AR)
  BIO:  Ansel J. Augustine, MPS presently works as the coordinator for Black Youth & Young Adult Ministry in the Archdiocese of New Orleans.  He also works with the Campus Ministry at Xavier University of Louisiana.  He worked in youth ministry for six years at his home church, St. Peter Claver Church in New Orleans, LA.  Ansel received his Master’s Degree in Pastoral Studies from Loyola University of New Orleans, and his Certificate in Youth Ministry from Xavier University of Louisiana’s Institute for Black Catholic Studies. He is also on the Faculty for the Institute for Black Catholic Studies.  Ansel has also published various articles related to ministry and has done various workshops, conferences, and retreats around the country. Learn more about Ansel at www.holyhotboy.com
  QUOTE TO NOTE:  Home, for me, even though I am physically back in my neighborhood, and my city. . . Home, for me, is being with the people you love and care about, No matter where I was at, I was “home” with family and friends. .the Bible reminds us that “wherever two or more are gathered in my name, I am there. . . God is home
  OBSCURE FACTOID:  When I had invited Ansel to tape a podcast, I had not visited with him much in advance.  Therefore, I had no idea about his role in the NCYC dance and how much Katrina would play into our conversation. (which, after the fact, merits a d'oh!)
  BEHIND THE SCENES: This was taped outside a lunch at the NFCYM meeting in Little Rock. While there is background noise, it is less than last week's podcast.
  BLOG REFLECTION:
can be read here  for February 20th.

 Wednesday, February 13, 2008
BRIAN JOHNSON

LINK: 
here
(The podcast lasts 7:33 minutes and is 7.08mb, taped 02/01/08 in Little Rock, AR)
  BIO:  Brian Keith Johnson currently serves as the director of the Office of Youth Ministry for the Diocese of Galveston-Houston. Brian has previously served as the coordinator of youth ministry at the parishes of St. Cecilia and St. Gregory the Great in Baltimore. Over the years, he has been a national and international keynote speaker, workshop presenter, retreat master and revivalist. He facilitated World Youth Day Catechetical Sessions at Mile High Stadium in Denver, Colorado (1993), was one of two representatives from the United States to participate in the International Youth Forum in Manila, Philippines (January 5-10, 1995), and was a keynote presenter for the National Black Catholic Congress in Baltimore (1997), and the National Conference on Catholic Youth Ministry in Pittsburgh (2004).
  QUOTE TO NOTE: 
(describing adolescent discipleship) Young people are on fire for their faith, in love with their church, even in the midst of struggle, in the midst of controversies. They are centered, their faith is centered is being Christ-like to other, sharing their compassion, love, concern for the well-being and the faith-life of others. To be disciples, they are mimicking Christ. And in mimicking Christ, not only are they becoming disciples, but hopefully, like Christ, they are calling forth disciples.
  OBSCURE FACTOID:  One of my favorite Brian Johnson moments was when he took the National Conference on Catholic Youth Ministry stage in Pittsburgh, and, in song, word, and presentation encouraged the field.  It was wonderful to hear that it was a favorite moment for Brian as well.
  BEHIND THE SCENES: A session at the NFCYM meeting in Little Rock had just broken up and Brian and I sat down in the midst of the crowd-- therefore the background noise.
  BLOG REFLECTION:
can be read here  for February 13th.

 Wednesday, February 6, 2008
CHRIS WEBER
LINK:  here (The podcast lasts 10:49 minutes and is 10.14mb, taped 01/21/08 via phone)
  BIO:  Chris Weber is Coordinator of Youth and Young Adult Ministry at Muscatine Catholic Community in Muscatine, Iowa. He serve on the executive committee (secretary) on the leadership team of the National Association of Catholic Youth Ministry Leaders (NACYML) and blogs regularly hereMore about Chris here
  QUOTE TO NOTE: 
The words disciple and discipline come from the same place, so that's part of it. . . little things that we do, disciplines that we practice- even those are designed to help us orient our lives to Christ- -  to form our hearts after his heart.
  OBSCURE FACTOID:  Chris and I have swapped e-mails off and I throughout the past year or so.  He has helped to make the web-site more interactive (for me); a functionality that I would hope to bring (with Chris' explicit encouragement) to the site for you.
  BEHIND THE SCENES: The interview had quite the set of starts and stops.  We both took turns sidetracking the conversation and there was at least one solid interruption in the cubicle during taping.  Still working on equalizing voice levels.
  BLOG REFLECTION:
can be read here  for February 6th.

 Wednesday, January 30, 2008
D. SCOTT MILLER 
  
  LINK:  here.    (The podcast lasts 13;23 minutes and is 12.55mb, taped 12/31/07 via phone - hosted by Mike Patin)
  BIO:  (find it all here.) D. Scott Miller is the coordinator for adolescent faith formation for the Division of Youth and Young Adult Ministry of the Archdiocese of Baltimore.  His responsibilities include the areas of adolescent catechesis and confirmation. With over thirty years of youth ministry experience on the parish and diocesan levels, Scott previously served on the staff of the National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry, Inc as director of membership services. His responsibilities there included management of all aspects of the  National Conferences on Catholic Youth Ministry (2000-2004) and the New Diocesan Directors' Institute He maintains a daily web-blog at www.catholicYMblog.com as well as offers week podcasts interviews with youth ministry characters "Inside the Youth Ministers' Studio" at www.insideYMstudio.com.   Scott is the proud father of Nichole, 22, Clark, 21, and Meghan, 16.
  QUOTE TO NOTE: 
(what have you learned in providing this auxiliary service of the web site?) There is a virtual community that is gathered around the web site. And I have been blessed to be a minister in service to this virtual community.  I get these funny, great, lovely, encouraging e-mails from different folks thanking me for the service, making suggestions, telling which way I should go, and correcting my spelling errors. . . I never understood virtual communities or social networking until this experience.  Web sites like this are a means by which we can gather folks into learning communities. . . It's all full of possibilities.
  OBSCURE FACTOID:  I started podcasting and posting on Wednesdays for a few specific reasons.  Wednesday seemed to be a good point in the middle of the week.  It allowed me a few days after the weekend if a special guest came into town and recorded an interview.  AND, I knew my 50th birthday wuld be on a Wednesday, and that this might be a gift to myself.  I truly appreciated Mike Patin in playing along.
  BEHIND THE SCENES: The interview does have a format of questions which each interviewee gets in advance.  There is, however, the intention of a conversation and sometimes other questions pop up.  Mike attempted to give me one or two of his off-format questions in advance, but I didn't want them- trying to take the interviewee role as every other previous "quest" experiences them
  BLOG REFLECTION:
can be read here  for January 30th.

 Wednesday, January 23, 2008
LEE NAGEL
 

  LINK:  here.  (The podcast lasts 10:021 minutes and is 9.41mb, taped 01/15/08 via phone)
  BIO:  A faith filled storyteller, Leland Nagel has held a variety of positions on both the diocesan and university level. He served for 15 years as director of Total Catholic Education for the Diocese of Green Bay. He recently began his latest role as the executive director of National Conference of Catechetical Leaders (NCCL). Lee Nagel is an educator by profession, a catechist by vocation, a teacher by trade, and an evangelist by Baptism.
  QUOTE TO NOTE: 
(on the future:) We are becoming far less compartmentalized. The National Directory has this wonderful line about that we should not be in water-tight compartments. (Long before Hillary Clinton talked about the “whole village”), we, as a church, believed and understood that in terms of our Rite of Christian Initiation.  But, I think that sense is coming back, whether it would be that we are going to be more intergenerational.
  OBSCURE FACTOID:  Regarding the 1982 New Orleans NCCYM (and NO, really, no one wants to know how old or unborn you were back then...) The whole conference pretty much stayed at this one hotel.  The whole conference pretty much hit Bourbon Street hard on the last night.  The whole conference had a moment of confusion, however, when they returned late at night as the hotel's lobby had been redecorated for Christmas in our absence.  
  BEHIND THE SCENES: Still working on the transfer of the digital recording from my recorder to my editor.  There is a buzz in the background that gets picked up in the transfer.
  BLOG REFLECTION:
can be read here  for January 23th.

 Wednesday, January 16, 2008Robert Feduccia
ROBERT FEDUCCIA   
 
LINK:  here.  (The podcast lasts 8:40 minutes and is 8.13mb, taped 01/11/08 in Ocean City, MD)
  BIO:  Robert Feduccia Jr. founded the Youth Liturgical Leadership Program at Saint Meinrad School of Theology. Through his work as a parish youth minister, his leadership of liturgical conferences for youth, and internships for college students, he has invited young people into relationship with the Lord and the Church through liturgical prayer. Robert is now the general manager for spiritandsong.com, a division of OCP, and he continues to realize his passion of drawing people into a relationship with God through prayer and worship.
  QUOTE TO NOTE: 
(On discipleship: ) A great spiritual writer said that being holy is really something that is very easy.  He talks about the sacrament of the moment – living in the moment and being fully aware and sating “yes” to the right thing; doing the right thing just in every moment.
  OBSCURE FACTOID:  There have been just a few other internet content providers interviewed in the Studio. Robert is the host of The Commons, a videocast featuring OCP folks and their songs. Some are here but the full slate can be found as a Member Perk of joining up with spiritandsong.com
  BEHIND THE SCENES:  I'm working with a new digital voice recorder now.  Still working on understanding how to adjust the mic levels regarding background noise.
  BLOG REFLECTION:
can be read here  for January 16th.

 Tuesday, December 11, 2007
VALLIMAR JANSEN
 
  LINK:
here.
(The podcast lasts 12:26  minutes and is 11.66mb, taped 09/10/07)
  BIO:  ValLimar has a long history of singing sacred music, starting from the age of five. She received most of her training in music and performance from Howard University in Washington, D.C. She has sung and toured professionally throughout the United States, Switzerland, France, Germany, Belgium and Japan. She played the role of Beneatha with the Broadway touring cast in the European premier of Raisin. She went on to co-author a one-woman musical about the life of Ethel Waters that received a special commendation from the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.  She has keynoted and led prayer abd song at many liturgical and pastoral conferences, including NCYC.
  QUOTES TO NOTE: How can I today create disciples> It’s going to change the way I behave. It’s going to change the way I think. It’s going to change what I do at work, It’s going to dictate to me how my life is lived on a 24/7 basis.
  BEHIND THE SCENES:  There seems to be a new learning curve for the new computer and the mic.  You might have to turn the volume up.
  BLOG REFLECTION:
can be read here for December 11th.

Dr. Charlotte McCorquodale, PhD

 Sunday, December 9, 2007
CHARLOTTE MC CORQUODALE

  LINK:
here.
(The podcast lasts 12:03  minutes and is 10.30mb, taped 09/10/07)
  BIO:  Dr. Charlotte McCorquodale, Ph.D.
serves as president of the board of directors for Ministry Training Source, a nonprofit organization committed to the education and formation of lay ecclesial ministers. As co-founder and Director of Program Development and Research for Ministry Training Source, she serves as a national trainer and consultant for the field of lay ecclesial ministry.
  QUOTES TO NOTE: We are going to see a real focus back on relational youth ministry.  I think we are going to see a shift from programs. Not that programs are bad… Large mega-programs have their value, but have the become the measure of our success? Have we lost the one-on-one?  How do we enable parish community to have one-on-one relationship with kids?
  BEHIND THE SCENES:  As an aside to our conversations at the NFCYM, I shared with Charlotte that I had begun to reach critical mass on blogging/ podcasting / slidesharing. . . . Little did I know back then . . . It's taken a while to edit this and post it up.  Sorry Charlotte.
  BLOG REFLECTION:
can be read here for December 9th.

 Wednesday, September 26, 2007
JEFF KASTER
LINK: here. (The podcast lasts 11:19 minutes and is 10.60mb, taped 08/29/07)
  BIO:  Jeffrey Kaster is director of Youth in Theoloy and Ministry at Saint John’s University School of Theology-Seminary, Collegeville, Minnesota.  He is actively involved in the work associated with  competency based standards for those involved in youth ministry as well as convened a national Lay Ministry symposium.
  QUOTES TO NOTE: The New Testament just does not talk about individual disciples much. It really talks about a community of disciples. Jesus hung out with a group and after Jesus' death and resurrection there was a church which is a community of disciples. I think a really good Catholic understanding of discipleship is that it involves a community, a group of people saying we're committed to this mission, we're committed to love God, love our neighbor, and ourselves.
  BEHIND THE SCENES:  Why do we ask the disciple question in every interview?  (Even Campolo answered it without being asked!)  It was because Jeff helped to pose the concern in this article
BLOG REFLECTION:
can be read here for September 25th.

 Wednesday, September 12, 2007
TONY CAMPOLO PART II
  LINK:  here.  (The podcast lasts 9:11 minutes and is 8.60mb, taped 08/22/07)
  BIO:  See below on September 5.
  QUOTES TO NOTE: 
Every heresy is built on a neglected truth of Christianity. I contest that the “new age movement,” recognizing that main-line Christianity has downplayed the spiritual ecstasy of the individual. (They) have moved in and said, “We’re going to make a market where Christianity has failed to take advantage of what is at the heart of its genius.”  Christ wants us to not only believe in him, Christ wants to be in us.

   Youth was made for heroism. . . We will lose this generation of young people not because we made Christianity too hard for them.  We will lose this generation of young people if we make Christianity too easy for them. 
  BEHIND THE SCENES:  Last week's surprise at the end was that it was a two-parter.  After the music, we pick rght up with last week's cliff-hanger question.
BLOG REFLECTION:
can be read here for September 12th.

 Wednesday, September 5, 2007
TONY CAMPOLO PART II
    LINK:  here.  (The podcast lasts 9:12 minutes and is 8.61mb, taped 08/22/07)
  BIO:  Tony Campolo, PhD, is professor emeritus of sociology at Eastern University. As a media commentator on religious, social, and political matters, he's appeared on numerous television programs including The Colbert Report, Nightline, Larry King Live, CNN News, and MSNBC News. Dr. Campolo is an ordained minister and the author of 34 books, including his most recent, The God of Intimacy and Action  
  QUOTE TO NOTE: 
The “best” spirituality drives you out to work for justice, work for the end of oppression.  Let justice roll down, let there be a commitment to that, that this is true religion, that this is true spirituality, say the Bible, “to love justice, to do mercy, and to walk humbly.  That’s the measure of spirituality.
   . . . If Christ is in you, If Christ is a driving presence in your life, you will be somebody who is committed to the poor and oppressed.
  OBSCURE FACTOID:  Dr. Campolo was originally set to speak in Annapolis and I was hoping for an actual face-to-face.  Nonetheless, he stepped outside of a busy schedule and graciously too the call mid-day from a hotel room somewhere in middle America.
  BEHIND THE SCENES:  If you listen, you'll note that I dropped my usual "format" with Dr. Campolo. There is an additional surprise at the end as well
  BLOG REFLECTION:
can be read here for September 5th.
 

 
WHO IS
INSIDE THE YOUTH MINISTERS' STUDIO?

o   Three Bishops on
       Confirmation

       04//16/08

o
 
 Katrina Zeno
       04//09/08
o   Matt Maher
       04//02/08
o   Tom Booth
       03//12/08

o
 
 Georgina Vaca
       03//05/08

o
 
 Edward Hahnenberg
       02//20/08

o
 
 Ansel Augustine
       02//20/08

o
 
 Brian Johnson
       02//13/08
o   Chris Weber
       02//06/08
o   D. Scott Miller
       01/30/08

o
 
 Lee Nagel
       01/23/08

o
 
 Robert Feduccia
       01/16/08
o   ValLimar Jansen
       12/11/07
o   Charlotte
      
McCorquodale

       12/09/07

o
 
 Jeff Kaster
       09/26/07
o   Tony Campolo
       09/12/07

       09/05/07
o
 
 Mark Hart
       08/29/07
o   Tammy Amosson
       08/15/07
o   Tonita López
       08/08/07

o
 
 Tom East
       08/01/07

o
 
 Sr. Ann Cassidy
       07/18/07

o
 
 Frank Perry
       07/11/07

o   Clark Miller
       07/04/07

o
 
 Kristin Witte
       06/27/07

o
 
 Clay Imoo
        06/20/07

o
 
 Dobie Moser
        06/13/07

o
 
 Bob Perron
        06/06/07

o
 
 Sr. Jude Ruggeri
        05/30/07

o
 
 Leroy Orie
        05/23/07
o   Mike Carotta
        05/16/07

o   Sarah Hart
        05/09/07

o
 
 Bill Lage
        05/02/07

o
 
 Kim McMillan
        04/25/07

o   Steve Angrisano
        04/18/07

o   Mark Moitoza
        04/11/07

o   Bob Rice
        04/04/07

o   Terri Telepak
        03/28/07

o   Anne Marie Cribben
        03/21/07

o   Gene Monterastelli
        03/14/07

o   Mike St. Pierre
        03/07/07

o   Mark Pacione
        02/28/07

o   Mark Oestreicher
        02/21/07

o   Sr. Eileen McCann
        02/14/07

o   Michael Hart
        02/07/07
o   Becki Kamen
        01/31/07
o   Anna Scally
        01/24/07

o   Mike Patin
        01/17/07

o
 
 Bob McCarty
        01/10/07

o   Irene Friend
        01/03/07

NEXT WEEK ON
INSIDE THE YOUTH MINISTERS' STUDIO?

 


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